January 2026 The IC of GB takes home the Gottfried von Cramm Trophy 2025 The Frankfurt Tennisclub 1914 Palmengarten was the venue at the end of August for the second Gottfried von Cramm Trophy, a team competition in which one women's singles, one men's singles and a mixed doubles are held in each match. While the two singles are played normally, the mixed doubles is a championship tiebreak. In each match between two teams, the winner can reach a maximum of 3 points. For example, if a team wins both singles but loses the championship tiebreak, 2 points go to the winner and 1 point to the loser. In Frankfurt, five teams from six nations participated: Spain, Great Britain, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland in conjunction with Canada. Due to the odd number of teams, the format required all teams to play everyone else. After three rounds, the teams from Spain and Great Britain were in the lead. In the last game of the tournament (against Germany), the British took the points to pass Spain and win the trophy. Below is the final ranking and the individual players: Great Britain (Emily Arbuthnott, Pedro Ocana) Spain (Isabel Fernandez, Carlos Garcia Villanieva) Germany (Natali Gumbrecht, Tim Richter) Luxembourg (Tatiana Silbereisen) Switzerland / Canada (Kasia Poplawski) Previous Article USIC visit marks a milestone for the IC of Hong Kong Tags: Gottfried Von Cramm
April 2017 Eugenio Saller Dear members of the IC community, It is with great sorrow and sadness that I inform that Eugenio Saller, our former Brazil IC President, and later Honorary President, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Eugenio was an excellent tennis player in his youth, and even until recently was seen on the tennis courts of our beloved club in São Paulo. He later became a successful businessman, and actively supported tennis through corporate sponsorships and his own personal time commitment. Eugenio will be sorely missed by our entire tennis community in Brazil, and specially by our Brazil IC, which he so enthusiastically supported for almost twenty years! Fernando Gentil Previous Article La Carreta entries now open Next Article IC lapel pins